The Empress of Time (The Keeper of Night, #2)
Kylie Lee Baker
Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England—she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan’s underworld. But her problems have never been greater. Her Shinigami see her as a foreigner on the throne. Her brother, Neven, is gone, lost in the deep darkness. And her fiancé, Hiro, has been killed by her own hand. Then Ren receives the most troubling news yet—Reapers have been spotted in Japan, and it’s only a matter of time before Ivy, now Britain’s Death Goddess, comes to claim her revenge. Ren’s last hope is to appeal to the god of storms and seas, who can turn the tides to send Ivy’s ship away from Japan’s shores. But he’ll help Ren only if she finds a sword lost thousands of years ago—an impossible demand. Together with the moon god Tsukuyomi, who shares an uncanny resemblance to his brother Hiro, Ren ventures across the country in a race against time. As her journey thrusts her into the middle of scheming gods and dangerous Yokai demons, Ren will have to learn who she can truly trust—and the fate of Japan hangs in the balance.
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0 Death is her dynasty
This was such a satisfying ending to The Keeper of Night Duology. I’m rarely as impressed by sequels, but I loved this one just as much as the first. Once again I was a big fan of the setting, the atmosphere and the writing style. Kylie Lee Baker has a way of crafting the most lyrical sentences that make you stop and appreciate how beautiful it sounds.
The biggest stand out to me was the relationship between the two siblings as they were pulled into another round of literally fighting against the clock. Ren and Neven mean the world to me with their “it’s the two of us against the world” dynamic, and I really appreciated how big of a focus their bond was has been throughout both books.
This is definitely going on my list of historical fantasy series I will always recommend.
[3.75 stars]
Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Australia for providing me with this arc
0Oh if the first book was something then this sequel is EVERYTHING!!!!!! Whoa! I LOVED my girlboss Ren way more in this book. We got to see more of the reasons why she left London and was bullied and mistreated so much that she wanted to erase that part of herself. And Neven
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